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Month: June 2026

Business 

Eurostat: EU’s trade surplus with UK in 2025 was 186.6 billion euro

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

In 2025, the EU exported 345.3 billion euro worth of goods to the United Kingdom and imported 158.7 billion, resulting in a 186.6

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office: Chinese citizen charged with espionage

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office lodged a charge of espionage on June 19 against a Chinese citizen, the Prosecutor’s Office

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Bulgaria 

Simone Gramaglia: Allegra Festival is a small miracle of culture and beauty

June 22, 2026July 17, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Allegra Festival is a small miracle of culture and beauty, of passion and hope for our profession. These are

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Europe 

New poll: 10 years on, majority of Brits say Brexit has failed

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

A major new polling report, published on June 21 by the European Council on Foreign Relations, reveals that British voters

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Bulgaria 

Germany’s ambassador to Bulgaria on the need to supply weapons to Ukraine

June 20, 2026June 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

If you demand negotiations but do not supply weapons to Ukraine, then please explain to me how you want to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Environment Ministry responds to reports of oil pollution on country’s Black Sea beaches

June 20, 2026June 20, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Environment and Water, through its regional structures, took immediate action after reports of the presence of petroleum

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Bulgaria 

EC greenlights Bulgaria’s fourth payment request under NextGenerationEU

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on June 19 that it has partially greenlighted Bulgaria’s fourth payment request for 1.1 billion euro

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Bulgaria 

Radev and Zelenskyy hold talks during European Council meeting

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Prime Minister Roumen Radev and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks on the sidelines of the two-day European Council

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Europe 

EU leaders reaffirm ‘firm and unwavering’ support for Ukraine

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

EU leaders exchanged views with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the latest developments on the ground and reaffirmed the EU’s firm

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